"DR. FRANKENSTEIN" A GOTHIC TALE written by Selma Dimitrijevic
October 5 through October 28, 2018
Friday, Saturday at 8 pm, and Sunday matinees at 2 pm
This is not your father’s Frankenstein. In this startlingly fresh, lyrical and haunting contemporary adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel, Dr. Frankenstein is reimagined as a woman. Victoria Frankenstein and her articulate Creature tell a thought-provoking story that follows Mary Shelley’s book more closely than other productions, but with wonderful new twists and an exploration of what happens when we don’t try to understand “the other”—and what happens when we do. This is just the second US production of Dr. Frankenstein.
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What the critics say: Burien Culture Hub, The B-town Blog, and what the critic of the critic says!
This show contains infrequent adult language that includes "G, H and J" words and one “F" word. BAT's policy is to inform audiences of content but to let parents, guardians and teachers make decisions that they feel appropriate for the youth and teens in their care.
The show runs about two hours and 15 minutes.
The cast:
Skyler Gahley (Dr. Victoria Frankenstein), Phillip Keiman (Creature), Nikolai “Niko” Mell (Henry Clerval), Erin Sullivan (Elizabeth Lavenza Frankenstein), Kayleah Lewis (Justine Moritz), James “Jim” Snowden (Father) and Vera Werre (Mary). Heather Bernadette is the show’s stage manager.
The creative team:
Stage directors Beau M.K. Prichard and Barbara Cawley.
Albie Clementi, set; Rob Falk, lighting; Cyndi Baumgardner, props and set dressing; Rochelle-Ann Graham, costumes; Erika Jacobson, Creature makeup; and Eric Dickman, sound.
| Friday, October 5, 2018 | 8pm |
| Saturday, October 6, 2018 | 8pm |
| Sunday, October 7, 2018 | 2pm |
| Friday, October 12, 2018 | 8pm |
| Saturday, October 13, 2018 | 8pm |
| Sunday, October 14, 2018 | 2pm |
| Friday, October 19, 2018 | 8pm |
| Saturday, October 20, 2018 | 8pm |
| Sunday, October 21, 2018 | 2pm |
| Friday, October 26, 2018 | 8pm |
| Saturday, October 27, 2018 | 8pm |
| Sunday, October 28, 2018 |
2pm |
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"HANDLE WITH CARE" A COMEDY written by Jason Odell Williams
November 23 through December 16, 2018
Friday, Saturday at 8 pm, and Sunday matinees at 2 pm
From the writer of BAT’s 2018 hit production Church & State, this delightfully fresh holiday show is a romantic comedy dusted with magic. Ayelet, a young Israeli woman with little command of English, reluctantly travels with her grandmother to America. Circumstances both hilarious and sad bring Ayelet together with Josh, a young man who has little command of romance. Is their attraction an accident, or destiny generations in the making? "Hilarious and heartwarming"—NY Times. A Northwest premiere.
This show contains infrequent adult language that includes “G, D and J” words. BAT’s policy is to inform audiences of content but to let parents, guardians and teachers make decisions that they feel appropriate for the youth and teens in their care.
The show runs just under 2 hours.
Cast: Anna Richardson (Ayelet); Tim Takechi (Josh); Eileen McCann (Edna); and Adam Hegg (Terrence). Heather Bernadette is the show’s stage manager.
Creative Team: Rochelle Flynn and Maggie Larrick, directors; Albie Clementi, set; Zanna King, lighting; Cyndi Baumgardner, props and set dressing; Heather Bernadette, costumes; Aza Hasad, Hebrew coach; Gavin McLean, dialect coach; Jessica Lester, supertitles; and Eric Dickman, sound.
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| Friday, November 23, 2018 | 8pm |
| Saturday, November 24, 2018 | 8pm |
| Sunday, November 25, 2018 | 2pm |
| Friday, November 30, 2018 | 8pm |
| Saturday, December 1, 2018 | 8pm |
| Sunday, December 2, 2018 | 2pm |
| Friday, December 7, 2018 | 8pm |
| Saturday, December 8, 2018 | 8pm |
| Sunday, December 9, 2018 | 2pm |
| Friday, December 14, 2018 | 8pm |
| Saturday, December 15, 2018 | 8pm |
| Sunday, December 16, 2018 | 2pm |
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"VISTING CEZANNE" A DRAMEDY written by Duane Kelly
February 15 through May 19, 2019
Friday, Saturday at 8 pm, and Sunday matinees at 2 pm 
Unknown painter Nora Baker visits the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2016. Through the magic in a paintbrush, Nora is whisked back to 1900 France and the studio of artist Paul Cezanne, who didn’t really achieve fame until after he died. Cezanne and Nora end up exploring what it is that keeps an artist going when it all seems pointless. Will this magical meeting change history and their artistic careers? See what happens while Visiting Cezanne.
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| Friday, February 15, 2019 | 8pm |
| Saturday, February 16, 2019 | 8pm |
| Sunday, February 17, 2019 | 2pm |
| Friday, February 22, 2019 | 8pm |
| Saturday, February 23, 2019 | 8pm |
| Sunday, February 24, 2019 | 2pm |
| Friday, March 1, 2019 | 8pm |
| Saturday, March 2, 2019 | 8pm |
| Sunday, March 3, 2019 | 2pm |
| Friday, March 8, 2019 | 8pm |
| Saturday, March 9, 2019 | 8pm |
| Sunday, March 10, 2019 | 2pm |
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BAT PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
In honor of Bill & Peggy Hunt
April 26 through May 19, 2019
Friday, Saturday at 7:30 pm, and Sunday matinees at 2 pm 
Experience the unexpected, fresh from the imaginations of Washington State playwrights. Thought-provoking, engaging, all-new plays. Two award-winning shows for the first two weeks and then two more award-winning shows for the last two weeks! Come twice and see them all!
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The winning plays are:
Goldendale by Kevin Berry;
Harden Criminals by Suzanne Bailie;
Not food for Monsters by Devin Roger; and
The Great Fish & Jonah by Matthew Weaver
The order in which the plays will be produced is coming soon!
| Friday, April 26, 2019 | 7:30pm |
| Saturday, April 27, 2019 | 7:30pm |
| Sunday, April 28, 2019 | 2:00pm |
| Friday, May 3, 2019 | 7:30pm |
| Saturday, May 4, 2019 | 7:30pm |
| Sunday, May 5, 2019 | 2:00pm |
| Friday, May 10, 2019 | 7:30pm |
| Saturday, May 11, 2019 | 7:30pm |
| Sunday, May 12, 2019 | 2:00pm |
| Friday, May 17, 2019 | 7:30pm |
| Saturday, May 18, 2019 | 7:30pm |
| Sunday, May 19, 2019 | 2:00pm |
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Run time is about three hours. There will be a 10-minute talkback with the director and playwright, if possible, after each production.
The end of the 2018-19 season:
Special one weekend only!!!
June 21 through 23 - Friday and Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 2 pm
A mesmerizing new work travels through the funny, delightful and heartbreaking moments that make memories... and how lives and identities form and fall away, like dust in sunlight. Join us, dive with us into our dream of love, memory, identity... and ballroom dancing.
BAT and UMO Ensemble join forces in this fun presentation.
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